How Could We Explain It to Thomas Jefferson?
Men [...] like Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin were united in their strong support for the right of the individual to live free from unwarranted government coercion.

Let me be clear, I believe in the fundamental right to work. If anyone tries to bring me a bill that creates forced unionization, it will meet the business end of my veto pen.
— Governor Glenn Youngkin (@GovernorVA) January 17, 2022
Flashbacks from last year’s election campaign …
Terry McAuliffe will repeal right-to-work here in Virginia — he said so himself. This will cripple Virginia’s economy, shrink workers’ paychecks, and kill jobs. pic.twitter.com/IuzZTSWZ1n
— Glenn Youngkin (@GlennYoungkin) October 11, 2021
Scary Terry has more tricks up his sleeve. Terry McAuliffe’s plan to repeal Right to Work will make life more difficult for Virginians by crippling the economy, shrinking workers’ paychecks, & killing jobs.
— Glenn Youngkin (@GlennYoungkin) October 31, 2021
When I’m governor, Right to Work isn’t going anywhere. #WinWithGlenn pic.twitter.com/Spxq3UOlg8
Terry McAuliffe and his Union bosses want to get rid of Right to Work. If we lose Right to Work, it will be the death knell for Virginia businesses. When I’m governor, it will be here to stay. pic.twitter.com/GAm9DKvRvl
— Glenn Youngkin (@GlennYoungkin) September 22, 2021
Men [...] like Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin were united in their strong support for the right of the individual to live free from unwarranted government coercion.
Big Labor Nevada politician Aaron Ford is making no bones about the fact that “getting rid of” Right to Work, as he put it in a podcast interview, will be high on his 2027 agenda.
Union-label state Democrat politicians like Mr. Surovell and Gov. Abigail Spanberger evidently calculated that a mandatory monopoly-bargaining law would be a less politically costly way than Right to Work destruction for them to pay back the Big Labor bosses who had been critical to their 2025 electoral successes.